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Texas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 30, 2023

3,557 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $170.49/cwt +24.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,258/hd at 738 lb · 418 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $173.12/cwt ≈ $1,103/hd at 637 lb · 163 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $177.84/cwt +4.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,542/hd at 867 lb · 149 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,557 3,271 1,599
Feeder cattle 2,897 2,443 1,541
Slaughter cattle 627 685 26
Replacement cattle 33 143 32

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week's light run due to snow: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher on limited comparable sales. Trade activity was moderate to good on good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady to 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–248 243 12 252.00–279.00 $255.99 $622 —
250 250 2 250.00 $250.00 $625 +22.00
310 unweaned 310 2 220.00 $220.00 $682 —
325–349 345 12 253.00–279.00 $266.21 $918 —
375 375 2 253.00 $253.00 $949 +24.49
391–393 unweaned 392 7 210.00–211.00 $210.71 $826 -22.29
408–449 420 42 239.00–252.00 $242.20 $1,017 +7.04
442–448 unweaned 443 13 209.00–217.00 $210.24 $931 —
475–483 478 21 227.00–246.00 $237.54 $1,135 +12.28
498 unweaned 498 12 214.00 $214.00 $1,066 —
511–538 520 95 203.00–227.00 $216.44 $1,125 +2.21
550–590 575 123 195.00–221.50 $205.27 $1,180 +5.79
585 unweaned 585 3 183.00 $183.00 $1,071 —
600–647 624 64 186.00–202.00 $192.98 $1,204 +8.94
629 unweaned 629 5 182.00 $182.00 $1,145 —
653–690 678 131 180.00–190.50 $188.16 $1,276 +11.57
702–709 706 19 178.00–183.00 $181.27 $1,280 +6.27
752–782 757 106 172.00–183.50 $181.17 $1,371 +4.56
806–849 830 141 171.00–182.00 $175.93 $1,460 +6.93
866–873 867 149 177.00–178.00 $177.84 $1,542 +4.09
902 902 16 169.00 $169.00 $1,524 —
988 988 25 152.25 $152.25 $1,504 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
394 394 9 236.00 $236.00 $930 +4.00
503 503 16 211.00 $211.00 $1,061 +18.98
560 560 10 181.00 $181.00 $1,014 -8.90
710–745 716 28 169.00–175.00 $173.32 $1,241 +7.92
833 833 6 171.00 $171.00 $1,424 +7.06

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
170 170 2 279.00 $279.00 $474 —
213–247 237 10 190.00–216.00 $197.02 $467 -42.98
299 299 6 218.00 $218.00 $652 —
328 328 29 200.00 $200.00 $656 +10.00
359–387 372 39 199.00–211.00 $204.31 $760 -21.17
403 unweaned 403 6 168.00 $168.00 $677 -40.50
402–427 415 43 190.00–226.00 $212.62 $882 +24.08
455–497 482 102 177.50–199.00 $186.34 $898 -9.19
501 unweaned 501 6 160.00 $160.00 $802 —
505–546 530 59 172.00–201.00 $184.14 $976 +4.32
563 unweaned 563 2 156.00 $156.00 $878 —
551–586 575 70 175.00–190.00 $184.52 $1,061 +7.49
606–648 637 154 169.00–182.00 $173.89 $1,108 —
641 unweaned 641 9 160.00 $160.00 $1,026 —
650–665 662 58 171.00–177.00 $172.12 $1,139 +9.91
693–697 unweaned 694 17 149.00–162.00 $158.16 $1,098 —
704 unweaned 704 14 150.00 $150.00 $1,056 —
708–748 739 404 169.00–173.85 $171.20 $1,265 +25.30
759–793 780 52 164.00–169.50 $166.60 $1,299 -1.12
835 835 2 161.00 $161.00 $1,344 -3.11
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
258 258 2 196.00 $196.00 $506 -6.00
300–338 323 10 201.00–205.00 $202.49 $654 +15.49
393 393 2 189.00 $189.00 $743 —
470 470 17 193.00 $193.00 $907 +23.00
549 549 12 162.00 $162.00 $889 -7.97
561–573 565 10 155.00–165.00 $158.04 $893 -1.25
634 634 7 167.50 $167.50 $1,062 -1.30
681 unweaned 681 7 155.00 $155.00 $1,056 —
700–708 708 73 169.50–171.00 $170.94 $1,210 —
753 753 8 165.00 $165.00 $1,242 +37.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890 890 5 110.00 $110.00 $979 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
252 252 8 230.00 $230.00 $580 —
385 385 17 231.00 $231.00 $889 —
521 521 5 199.00 $199.00 $1,037 —
585 585 14 183.50 $183.50 $1,073 —
741 741 15 154.00 $154.00 $1,141 —
875 875 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,024 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1435 1435 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
913–984 932 85-90% 25 60.00–64.00 $61.38 $572 +2.82
825–990 935 85-90% 28 62.00–70.00 $66.72 $624 +8.16
864–997 939 85-90% 22 48.50–55.00 $52.32 $491 -6.24
1010–1385 1120 85-90% 63 45.00–58.00 $52.60 $589 -16.16
1008–1410 1158 85-90% 31 65.00–75.50 $69.30 $802 —
895–1655 1195 85-90% 26 58.00–65.00 $60.37 $721 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–980 958 80-85% 2 73.00–76.00 $74.54 $714 -1.44
1000–1385 1124 80-85% 33 65.00–75.00 $71.71 $806 —
1050–1635 1243 80-85% 90 74.50–84.50 $80.03 $995 +7.10
1275 1275 80-85% 1 82.00 $82.00 $1,046 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–2080 1341 75-80% 34 78.00–93.00 $91.10 $1,222 —
1273–1765 1478 75-80% 46 85.00–89.00 $87.22 $1,289 +0.36

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–1505 1390 3 91.00–95.50 $94.01 $1,307 —
1628–1995 1724 6 105.00–108.00 $105.97 $1,827 +10.18

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
915–1055 985 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 2 850.00–1,000.00 $919.67
885–1150 1051 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 11 825.00–925.00 $895.85
1220–1360 1305 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,000.00–1,100.00 $1,063.60
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
995 995 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 725.00–825.00 $775.00
955–1125 1024 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 850.00–975.00 $931.26

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000–1100 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,225.00–1,250.00 $1,236.90 —
1100 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00 —
1400 1400 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.